NUMBER SEQUENCES

There are infinite formulas that will fit any finite series. Try to guess the following number in each
sequence (using the most simple mathematical operations, because as I mentioned, there is more
than one solution for each number sequence).

8723, 3872, 2387, ?

1, 4, 9, 18, 35, ?

23, 45, 89, 177, ?

7, 5, 8, 4, 9, 3, ?

11, 19, 14, 22, 17, 25, ?

3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?

2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 24, 27, ?

1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, ?

99, 92, 86, 81, 77, ?

0, 4, 2, 6, 4, 8, ?

1, 2, 2, 4, 8, 11, 33, ?
1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ?

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 20, 37, ?

5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, ?

27, 82, 41, 124, 62, 31, 94, 47, 142, 71, 214, 107, ?
126, 63, 190, 95, 286, 143, 430, 215, 646, 323, 970, ?

4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117, ?

2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, ?

4, 4, 341, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 10, 4, 4, 14, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 22, 4, 4, 9, 6, ?

ANSWER

8723, 3872, 2387, ? 7238 (moving of numerals)

1, 4, 9, 18, 35, ? 68 (x*2+2, +1, +0, -1, -2)

23, 45, 89, 177, ? 353 (x*2-1)

7, 5, 8, 4, 9, 3, ? 10, 2 (two series - every second number: 7, 8, 9, 10 and 5, 4, 3, 2)

11, 19, 14, 22, 17, 25, ? 20, 28 (two series - every second number: 11, 14, 17, 20 and 19,

22, 25, 28)

3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ? 48 (x+5, +7, +9, +11, +13)

2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 24, 27, ? 54, 58 (x*2, +1, *2, +2, *2, +3, *2, +4)
1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, ? 29 (a+b=c, b+c=d, c+d=e)

99, 92, 86, 81, 77, ? 74 (x-7, -6, -5, -4, -3)
0, 4, 2, 6, 4, 8, ? 6 (x+4, -2, +4, -2, +4, -2)

1, 2, 2, 4, 8, 11, 33, ?
1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ? 720 (x*2, *3, *4, *5, *6)

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 20, 37, ?

5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, ? 81 (a+b=c, b+c=d, c+d=e)

27, 82, 41, 124, 62, 31, 94, 47, 142, 71, 214, 107, ? 322, 161 (x*3+1, /2, *3+1, /2)

126, 63, 190, 95, 286, 143, 430, 215, 646, 323, 970, ? 485, 1456 (x/2, *3+1, /2, *3+1)
4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117, ? 235 (x*2-1, *2+1, *2-1)

2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, ?

2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5
4, 4, 341, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 10, 4, 4, 14, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 22, 4, 4, 9, 6, ? 4, 4

5 25 325 4325
Given
1=5
2 = 25
3 = 325
4 = 4325
What does 5 equal?
ANSWER
54325. Rather than being a mathematical solution, the answer is derived by prepending (putting in
front of) the value on the left side of the equation with the previous answer. So for 3 you take 25, the
previous answer, and put 3 in front, giving you 325. Then you put 4 in front to get 4325 and lastly, put
5 in front to get 54325.

Three Two Three Sequence

What number belongs at the beginning of this sequence?
?, 3, 2, 3, 9, 2, 4, 8, 4, 3, 7, 6

ANSWER
3 .
If you break up the numbers into groups of 4, a,b,c,d, then 2 |a d| = |b c|.
9 2 4 8 2 |9 8| = |2 4|, or 2 1 = 2
4 3 7 6 2 |4 6| = |3 7|, or 2 2 = 4, so
n 3 2 3 2 |3 3| = |3 2|, or 2 = 1;

Im not sure this is the correct solution, but its the best Ive found so far. Email me if you know of a
better one.

Two Three Four Fifteen

What is the missing number?
2 3 4 15 12
3 4 5 28 20
4 5 6 45 30
5 6 7 66 42
6 7 8 ?? 56

ANSWER
91. To get the number in the fourth column, you add the numbers in column 1 and 2, then multiply by
the number in column 2. f(n,m) = (n + m) * m
For example, f(2,3) = (2 + 3) * 3 = 15. Thus f(6,7) = (6 + 7) * 7 = 91